Above The Sky
Chapter 534 - 534 503 The Rising Fame of Ian 23

534: Chapter 503: The Rising Fame of Ian (2/3) 534: Chapter 503: The Rising Fame of Ian (2/3) Three masters gathered around a conspicuously young and handsome White Folk Alchemist, inquiring warmly about his well-being.

This scene was quite uncommon.

After the other candidates left the examination room, they were puzzled about what was happening, while a few with sharper eyes and broader experience recognized the masters and tutors present and couldn’t help but gasp in shock.

“Hurry over, it seems like something big!”

Afterward, they too gathered around and learned the answer from the accompanying supervising tutors.

“Ten bottles?!”

“There’s actually such a method!”

“I did think of it, but after calculating for a long time, I felt that with my abilities, I could at most make three or four bottles, nowhere near enough, so I gave up…”

“Embrace Light above!”

Someone sneaked to the door of Ian’s examination room and indeed saw ten freshly made Anti-Damage Potions on the table, while the recently ceased equipment and the active state of the potions proved everything had just been made, with no reason to suspect any cheating.

For a moment, other candidates present couldn’t muster any envy, just a sense of incredulity.

Apart from the words “freak” and “crazy,” they found it hard to come up with anything else in their minds.

“Doesn’t this mean his profit will be at least thirty percent higher than ours?”

A candidate blurted out without much thought, and this remark was met with unanimous disdain from those present, “Thirty percent?

This is about saving raw materials!

Do you know that the higher the level of the potion, the rarer its materials are?”

“Especially for those strategic rare potion materials, an increase of thirty percent is worth far more than just thirty percent.”

However, some also raised doubts.

“Middle and low-level potions can increase profit, but high-level potions haven’t been tested in practice, right?

Don’t blow it out of proportion, that’s lethal flattery.”

Indeed, a portion of people sincerely cared about Ian’s future reputation.

But those who initiated the skepticism also knew that such a disadvantage was unlikely, at most it would reduce a bit of loss, and overall it was definitely a significant discovery.

Moreover, many Alchemists asked themselves whether they would reveal such a Skilled if they possessed it during the examination.

They would rather file it as a patent, benefiting their own workshop or laboratory.

But Ian, whether out of ignorance or youthful nonchalance, didn’t think to hide his finding at all.

Instead, he shared openly with everyone else.

Regardless of whether they were masters or tutors, ordinary students or competing candidates, as long as someone asked, he answered, and answered quite comprehensively.

For a time, the narrow surroundings of the examination room were faintly imbued with an ambiance of academic discussion; and although Ian was young, everyone unconsciously felt he truly was qualified.

However, as the crowd gathered, Ian made an astonishing announcement.

“Public?” Alexey spoke quickly and plainly, furrowing his brows and saying earnestly, “You plan to release this technique for free?

I must remind you, while it’s not the highest level of Alchemy Skill, this patent could definitely bring you considerable profit before you become a master.”

“Not to hide anything from everyone,” Ian shook his head slightly, “I only seek reputation.

For me right now, reputation is more important than money.”

“After all, with the support of the Ellen Family behind me, I’m unlikely to worry about basic experimental materials.”

Upon this, Yisen Gard nodded without hesitation—Ian’s technique was frankly very simple, essentially amounting to recycling and maximizing efficiency.

Getting around the patent wasn’t difficult, so rather than being upset later about someone replicating his idea for the petty sum that the Ellen Family wouldn’t spare a glance for, it was better to give it away for free in exchange for the reputation that both Ian and Yisen Gard most needed.

Suddenly, the emotions of the crowd surged.

“Thank you very much, Mr.

Ian, I have learned a lot from this Q&A session.”

As the question and answer session came to a temporary close, an alchemist, who was over forty, stood up and bowed deeply to Ian.

There was no doubt that he was genuinely impressed by Ian’s level of expertise and felt intellectually indebted to him.

And there were quite a few others who shared similar thoughts.

“Although my own level is insufficient to grasp all the details, I have some vague understanding of the essentials.”

“For you to share such practical technology so generously is truly humbling for us.”

——Honestly, it’s just using the Silver Chip to determine the outcome and then the Foresight View to forcibly deduce it in reverse.

The Prophet writes papers by first knowing the answer and then working backwards; it’s simply that easy.

As for the gratitude and reverence of these alchemists…

Ian didn’t really need these people’s ‘favors’…

But without going into further detail,

as long as these people spread the word about his genius after leaving, many strange-looking actions he would take in the future would be understood and tolerated by everyone.

For example, nobody would find it strange anymore that he was buying materials for Second Energy Level Magical Beasts—they would naturally assume it was only to be expected, since a future master like Ian would easily be able to handle Third Energy Level Magical Beast materials in a few years!

This way, his future Magic Potion channels would become much simpler, and all he had to do was to have a scholarly discussion with a group of alchemists and share an ad hoc theory he reversed.

Both sides were profiting; it was a complete win.

What’s most important is that with a group of alchemists truly aware of his scholarly level and in his debt, Ian became a well-known ‘one of our own’ in the Imperial Capital’s alchemy field.

With such a connection, it would be much easier for him to get things done when going out in the future.

Soon, Ian and his companions didn’t stay around the examination area but went to an office space on the second floor.

For today, Ian couldn’t even go home with Yisen Gard or return to the Imperial Capital base; he had to contact Lady Ellen and the two Fairy Misses, Hua’an and Frost Butterfly, to explain.

The former seemed to have already known of Ian’s feats, encouraged him with a clearly happy tone, and asked Yisen Gard to learn from Ian, “the child from another family.”

Yisen Gard had always been trying to learn from Ian and certainly had no complaints—he was currently communicating with the steward of the Boleyn Workshop, inquiring about the state of Ian’s future laboratory renovations.

Ian did indeed show off greatly during the assessment as he said he would, astonishing everyone.

Now, the voices opposing his use of funds for the new lab would visibly decrease in the next few days.

As for Frost Butterfly…

“Then we’ll just continue eating and drinking out here!

Free cards are awesome~” Judging by the voice, the Fairy Miss seemed to be enjoying a feast in a private room: “Come on, Frost Butterfly, open wide~ Ah~”

“Mmm…

chew chew…

Father, would you like Frost Butterfly to bring back some drinks for you?” The Little Fairy of his own was much better behaved, remembering Ian even while enjoying delicious food.

“Good girl…

Eat more with Miss Hua’an, no need.” Ian suddenly felt somewhat gratified; at least Frost Butterfly wasn’t especially heartless or mindless.

Hua’an maintained her elegance only for a few seconds when she first met him and then started to lose it, continuing up to now, completely reverting to the mindset she had back in the Fairy Homeland—perhaps Ian’s own eccentric nature gave Hua’an the impression that “Ian is also a fairy,” thus fostering an unexpected familiarity.

Of course, even though she became unexpectedly fairy-like, Hua’an was indeed a very kind-hearted and lovely fairy—she even fed Frost Butterfly, clearly liking to take care of others.

All in all, after the second day’s assessment ended, the instructors tallied the scores, which were then reviewed by two masters, and the final results were released.

Ian achieved the unquestionable first place with a perfect score plus full bonus points.